Borussia Dortmund will not be appealing coach Jurgen Klopp's additional one-match touchline ban from UEFA. Klopp was sanctioned by UEFA for one game after an outburst at a fourth official during a Champions League game against Napoli.
He sat out the next game, against Marseille, but was slapped with the additional ban, meaning he will be in the stands when they travel to Arsenal on 22nd October.
Dortmund were considering an appeal, but a statement from Klopp today read: "I stand by my responsibility and I reluctantly accept the decision.
"My main motivation is that I do not want to give the impression that I am trivialising my own misconduct or wishing to detract from it."
Touchline responsibilities for the Arsenal clash will once again be taken by Zeljko Buvac.
Dortmund have had a mixed start to their European campaign, losing 2-1 to Napoli in the opener, before beating Marseille 3-0 at home earlier this month.
Their unbeaten run in the Bundesliga came to an end last Saturday when Borussia Monchengladbach pulled off a surprise 2-0 win.
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